This is a gold glass pottery fragment. It was originally the base of a bowl or a cup. This piece of pottery is from the fourth century. This is one of the few surviving pieces of art that is Jewish. It has a menorah on the upper right hand corner.
Current Event:
People who love art are getting rare glimpses of Caravaggio's life in an exhibit of centuries-old documents and paintings. It includes at least one piece that was last seen in public 100 years ago. Curators said that one of the documents contain a drawing done by a judge of a sword and dagger taken from Caravaggio. Caravaggio was then arrested for carrying weapons without proof of permit. Another document is a lawsuit by an artist against Caravaggio. Source: http://www.wgal.com/news/26825638/detail.html
Roman or Byzantine
Glass, gold leaf
Source: Bowl Fragments with Menorah, Shofar, and Torah Ark [Roman or Byzantine] (18.145.1ab) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This is a gold glass pottery fragment. It was originally the base of a bowl or a cup. This piece of pottery is from the fourth century. This is one of the few surviving pieces of art that is Jewish. It has a menorah on the upper right hand corner.
Current Event:
People who love art are getting rare glimpses of Caravaggio's life in an exhibit of centuries-old documents and paintings. It includes at least one piece that was last seen in public 100 years ago. Curators said that one of the documents contain a drawing done by a judge of a sword and dagger taken from Caravaggio. Caravaggio was then arrested for carrying weapons without proof of permit. Another document is a lawsuit by an artist against Caravaggio.
Source:
http://www.wgal.com/news/26825638/detail.html